Alica Bobková, Alžbeta Demianová, Ľubomír Belej, Ľuboš Harangozo, Marek Bobko, Lukáš Jurčaga, Katarína Poláková, Monika Božiková, Matúš Bilčík, Július Árvay
Tea ( Camellia sinensis) is widely sought for beverages worldwide. Heavy metals are often the main aims of the survey of teas, given that the use of agricultural fertilization is very frequent. Some of these may affect the content of bioactive compounds. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed fermented and non-fermented teas of a single plant origin from Japan, Nepal, Korea, and China, and described mutual correlations and changes in the total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and the content of polyphenols (TPC), caffeine, and heavy metals in tea leaves, in relation to the origin and fermentation process...
August 6, 2021: Foods (Basel, Switzerland)